Haller’s Salt & Pepper’ at West End will benefit Womenaid, Easter Seals NH

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Oct 4, 2012 at 3:15 AM

PORTSMOUTH — ACT ONE’s Festival 2012 will present James Haller’s Salt & Pepper Cooking—The Education of an American Chef on October 12, 14, and 21 at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth. Two performances will benefit Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth and Easter Seals NH. All three performances will be videotaped.In Salt & Pepper Cooking, award-winning writer and chef James Haller chronicles a lifetime of cooking: from the age of three in the kitchen with his grandmothers up to the day he opened his own kitchen in the famed Blue Strawbery when he was 33. Haller’s performance memoir is a perfect blend of humor, nostalgia, and wisdom, described by one critic as “a feast for the soul, mind...and the funnybone!” All proceeds from the 7:30pm performance on Friday, October 12 will benefit Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth. Founded in 2005, Womenaid’s mission is to provide confidential, short-term financial assistance to individuals and families when a small amount of money can make a significant difference. Tickets for this benefit performance are $20 and can be purchased online at www.womenaidportsmouth.org. For more information about Womenaid and this special event, please call 603.305.0422.All proceeds from the 2pm performance on Sunday, October 14 go to support the Workforce Development Team of Easter Seals NH. These Job Placement Specialists are located throughout the Granite State and work with individuals to overcome barriers and find gainful employment to match their interests and skill-sets. Tickets for this benefit performance are $20 and can be reserved by calling the ACT ONE box office at 603.300.2986. For more information about Easter Seals NH and this special event, please call Deborah Bennis at 603.957.1872.Salt & Pepper Cooking will also be presented on Sunday, October 21 at 2pm as part of ACT ONE’s Festival 2012. Tickets are $18/$20; with Festival Pass $14/$16. To reserve call 603.300.2986 or purchase tickets online at www.actonenh.org.Located at 959 Islington Street, WEST is a wonderfully intimate 50-seat theatre, air-conditioned, wheelchair accessible, with off-street parking. Reservations are highly recommended.

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